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Apple Brings ePub Export to Pages With iWork 9.0.4
Apple today released iWork 9.0.4, bringing a number of fixes to Apple's productivity suite but also deploying a new feature: the ability to export Pages documents in the ePub format for compatibility with the company's iBooks application for ...
Mac OS X 10.6.5 Build 10H531 Seeded to Developers
As noted by AppleInsider, Apple has seeded a third version of 10.6.5, termed Build 10H531, to developers for testing. The new build comes one week after the previous one and suggest that Apple is continu...
Leaked Case Design Suggests iPod Nano May Gain Smaller Square Form Factor
Claimed next-generation iPod nano (top) and iPod touch (bottom) cases
iLounge points to a Chinese site showing cases purportedly for Apple's next-generation iPod nano and iPod touch models. The cases come from Chinese case manufacture...
Apple's Updated iPod Nano to Lose Click Wheel?
iPodNN reports on a new research note from Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu claiming that Apple may be preparing a significant redesign for its iPod nano that could see the device shrink in size and lose its...
Apple's 'iAd for Developers' May Not Be Cost-Effective
Late last month, Apple enhanced its iAd mobile advertising platform to allow app developers to purchase ad space for simple banners that expand to display "in-app" App Store pages that allow users to read about and purchase applications without leavi...
iTunes Store to Move to Web, Gain Increased Social Features?
All Things Digital reports that any updates to Apple's iTunes Store set to debut at next Wednesday's media event may be likely to revolve more around creating a social, Web-based environment than a true cloud-based service.
Ap...
Netflix App Now Supports iPhone and iPod Touch
As promised, Netflix has finally updated their App Store app [iTunes Link] to support the iPhone and iPod Touch in addition to the iPad.
Get Netflix on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Just download this free app and you ca...
iPad Expected to Maintain Position as Tablet Market Leader
Research firm iSuppli today released a report detailing its predictions for how the nascent tablet market will shake out over the next several years, claiming that Apple will maintain its dominant share of the market.
According...
Apple Media Event Scheduled for September 1st
Image from Apple's September 1st media event invitation
Engadget reports that Apple has issued media invitations for a special event to be held on Wednesday, September 1st in San Francisco. The event is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM ...
Liquidmetal's Manufacturing Process Promises Rapid, Low-Cost Fabrication
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Apple had acquired the rights to use technology owned by Liquidmetal that would allow the company to build its products out of metal alloys carrying high strength and corrosion-resistance that can also be easi...
Apple With Modest Expectations for 'iTV' and TV Show Rentals?
Bloomberg Businessweek's Peter Burrows writes a follow-up to his earlier report disclosing Apple's plans to announced 99-cent TV show rentals alongside a revamped Apple TV and updated iPod touch at a September 7th media event. The new piece ...
Apple Media Event September 7th? iPod Touch, Apple TV, Show Rentals
One detail we missed in the earlier report from Bloomberg article today was the date that Apple is expected to launch their new iPod Touch and Apple TV products. According to two sources, the event will take places on September 7th, two weeks ahead ...
Fastest Texting in the World Actually on an iPhone?
Yesterday a UKPA article generated headlines claiming a British woman had beaten the record for the fastest text message by typing "the razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the wor...
Apple Releases Mac OS X Security Update 2010-005 - Fixes OS X PDF Exploit
Apple has released a Security Update today for Mac OS X Server 10.5, Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X Server 10.6, Mac OS X 10.6.4 which addresses issues in the following software:
CFNetwork, ClamAV, CoreGraphics, libsecurity, PHP, Samba
...Apple to Offer 99-Cent TV Show Rentals?
Bloomberg reports that Apple is in advanced talks with News Corp. to let iTunes users rent TV shows for 99 cents each. Other media companies are said to also be considering the possibility.
Viewers would be able to rent prog...
Apple's ATI Radeon HD 5870 Works in 2008 Mac Pro
According to Barefeats, Apple's ATI Radeon HD 5870 Graphics Upgrade Kit ($449) for the Mac Pro does indeed work in the 2008 Mac Pro. This is despite the fact that Apple only officially lists the 2009 and 2010 Mac Pros as supported hardware f...
iTunes U Downloads Top 300 Million
Apple announced this morning that the iTunes U service has topped 300 million downloads in the three years of its existence.
"iTunes U makes it easy for people to discover and learn with content from many of the world's top ...
Mac Pro Unboxing Photos, Early Benchmarks and Notes
The new hexacore 2010 Mac Pros have been filtering in over the past few days to the first lucky customers. Here is a set of unboxing pictures from Recruit in Japan. They show the Mac Pro, the SSD drive, ATI Radeon 5870, and new Hexacore Xe...
MacRumors Reaches One Million Forum Threads
Today MacRumors reached its one millionth forum thread. The MacRumors forums averaged just under 1000 threads per day during July, with a peak of over 2000 threads on July 27, when Apple released new iMacs and Mac Pros as well as the 27-Inch LED Cin...
PayPal Charges Result in Renewed Publicity Surrounding iTunes Account Phishing Attacks
A report in the San Jose Mercury News yesterday and a follow-up post by TechCrunch this morning are again bringing publicity to users who have experienced unauthorized charges via their iTunes Store accou...
